The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-02-18
NEW YORK Fashions.
Rich Toilets Whose General Eject Is One
of Great Elegance and simplicity.

Rich Toilets Whose General Eject Is One
of Great Elegance and simplicity.
BrOcades are much used for parts OF
costumes. Those whose yellowish
grounds are very effective when conn
bined with velvet or plush. in garnet,
orange red, mahogany red. etc. Bro
cades with pale old pink or light
grounds have heliotrope-colored de-
signs. Another style of dinner dress
has plain round underskirt of light
moss-green plush. A large square scarf
of reddish blonde is drapcd over this
and crossed diagOnally by garland Of
rose leaves dotted with glass orna-
ments to represent drops of water. The
garland is fastened at either end by
large punches of roses. The train of
plain goods has on one side
only a revers of gros grain faille
in a light shade of pink. The
train is mounted in gathers with q
small pink heading. The waist is bOr-
dered with rose leaves placed fiat one
over the other. The neck is open in
iichu style and draped with blonde.
Beads and embroidery are Indispensable
with all dressy toilets. Passementeries
are in course of making for collars. ep-
aulets and panels. There is an orna-
ment now used in Paris which is lighter
than a panel. 1t consists of kind of
arrow of embroidery. This work is
long and narrow, and is placed on a
plat, which is not fastened down.
There are usually three of these plaits.
Arrows are also on the sleeves and on
one side of the waist Many black
toilets for evening Wear are combined
with lace and beads. Dresses of white
brocade or damask are trimmed with
black fur. White toilets of light tex
lures have bows and rosettes. Fancy
waists and jackets of velvet in dark
shades are worn with light skirts. They
are particularly useful for transformin.
ball dress into Il dinner toilet. The
jackets open more or less on the lower
part. to show the chcmisctte. Oriental
scarfs used with these jackets are Of
''crepe de chine" They are tied low
on the body.
Novelties are constantly brought out.
particularly for dinner toilets. These
dresses are more elegant from day to
day. as it is now the style to have con.
certs, dramatic performances, or some
other entertainment after dinner. The
most snowy fabrics and trimmings are
used for this purpose. but there is III.
ways an element of simplicity about
the toilet. The following description of
Il brocade and velvet dress will serve
10 illustrate this: The round skirt is
of brOcadc with cream ground and
designs of branches of moss roses in Val
riouS shades. The waist and court man
tie train are of plain verdigris-green vel
vet. This color borders on gray-grcen.
The wais: opens in front in iichu style,
and is embroidered with gray and sill
YER beads to match Il rich trimming,
which is applique to the side of the
train over the hip. Beaded tassels fall
from the latter trimming. The sleeve
opens to the elbow and is embroidered.
The outside of the sleeve is of lace,
with Il small band of brocade on the
lower part. In spite of the richness of
the fabrics employed i'm this toilet the
general effect is one Of great elegance
and simplicity.
A new trimming Ar black evening
toilets is real Chantilly lace or 4 hand
some silk imitation. with the flowers
and designs surrounded by fine gilt
threads Old lace fiounccS may be ar
ranged in this way and sewed one
above the other OH black faille or satin.
Waists with these dresses may open III
the neck. and have lace sleeves. 4
bunch of roses or shaded pinks are on
the left side of the waist. The hair
can lee dressed with the same flowers
placed in Il small lace trimming. The
same gold threads are used for white
laces. but with less pleasing results.
Rich and drcSsy toilets have cmbroid-
cry on smooth plush. with hclitrope.
green. pink. light cherry. sky blue and
sapphire grounds. Large designs Of
flowers are stamped on the goods in
different pale tints. This work is call
cd decorated plush. and may serve in
this way for panels and aprons. But
il is greatly improved by surrounding
the designs with Il coarse gold thread
which is not too brilliant, and sewing
on the flowers small cut ornaments Of
gol,!-colored crystal. This work is
Subducd in tone and withal very effec-
trimmed. while the waist and train are
of plain plush. The latter is lined with
satin ina lighter shatle.-N. y. Times.